CVE-2026-53479

highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.97% (80th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

9 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.7, LTS2026 release version 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.10, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0 through 8.3.1.30, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.70 contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command Injection') vulnerability. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass. This is a Critical vulnerability as it allows an attacker to invoke arbitrary command execution with root privileges; so Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security_alert@emc.comexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78US

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domainall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain:-
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain0 → 7.13.1.80 or laterenisa_euvdEU
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain0 → 8.3.1.40 or laterenisa_euvdEU
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain0 → 8.6.1.20 or laterenisa_euvdEU
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain0 → 8.8.0.0 or laterenisa_euvdEU
dell data domain operating system7.14.0.0 → 8.3.1.40nvdUScpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell data domain operating system7.7.1.0 → 7.13.1.80nvdUScpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell data domain operating system8.4.0.0 → 8.6.1.20nvdUScpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell data domain operating system8.7.0.0 → 8.8.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:dell:data_domain_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-2189Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Dateien zu manipulieren.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-07modified 2026-07-08

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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